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Peer review studies are bs when it comes to this. An infant is strapped down, having his body cosmetically altered without permission andwithout PROPER pain management . If I chose to have this done to my 2yr old, the same way It's done to a 2 day old, I'd be considered a monster and may even have cps called on me. What's the difference??

Mrsgarcia, why doesn't your DH get circed if he wants it? GE has a choice! Lucky him. Infants who are circed have no choice and no options as an adult if their circ turns out to be too tight or not what they wanted. Leaving infants whole and intact avoids all the complications of a newborn surgery PLUS leaves all options on the table as far as body autonomy.

Also leaving boys intact is the norm around the planet. Only Americans routinely cut their newborns and even in America, only about half are cut. Circumcision is a waning practice here.

We're having a boy and he will be circumcised. It's a hygiene issue that is non-negotiable for me. The foreskin traps bacteria and is unsanitary. People like to claim that it's natural and fine, but I don't want my son to get an infection. I know several men who had issues with infections, but I've never met one that was upset to be circumcised. Also, later in life it becomes a bigger issue when they are no longer able to care for themselves. There are a lot of people on this board who are completely intolerant of circumcision and it causes fights. I think if they want to leave their son intact, that's fine, but don't try and tell me what to do. I would recommend doing your own research to determine if it's right for you. Stick with the medical journals as opposed to the propaganda websites and you'll be able to make an informed decision.

The foreskin is fused to the head until it retracts on its own....how does it trap bacteria????? When it does retract, you teach your son to pull it back and clean it. Takes 1.3 seconds. How is that hard??? You teach your little girl how to properly wash her vagina.......and girls are WAAAY more prone to infections. But we don't cut them......

Ok, emmezander, I'm never ever going to believe that you're right. Telling me to have a root canal without numbing agent isn't going to change that. Personally, I think you're not an educated person and trying to reason with you is like talking to a table. I'm not interested in your nonsense. Do whatever you want, but please stop trying to scare people who are just trying to get information.

Nope. LO and DH are both circ'ed, we highly regret having LO circ'ed. I was mortified to find out that my LO was the first baby the nurse had ever seen pull his limbs out of the straps bc he was in so much pain. The imagine of my defenseless, helpless newborn strapped down while he is being cut is mind numbing. I left the decision up to DH, he said since he was circ'ed LO would be too. Ya he has completely changed his mind!